From US President Donald Trump to Tesla’s CEO Elone Musk, some of the most influential people of the 2025 list of Time Magazine included some of the most prominent names worldwide. However, no Indian was shown in the Time Magazine list this year, which is a surprising miss considering the previous appearance.
In 2024, Bollywood actor Alia Bhatt and Olympian wrestler Sakshi Malik were among the few Indians who portrayed in the list.
The annual list of the magazine is divided into several categories such as ‘leaders’, ‘icons’ and ‘Titans’ others.
However, the list of ‘leaders’ includes Reshma Kewalamani this year, who is the Indian-origin CEO of Wartax Pharmaceuticals. She arrived from India at the age of 11 and became the first female CEO of a large, public American biotechnology company.
Reshma Kewalmani’s time of Reshma Kewala Mani written by writer Jason Kelly said, “Reshma was sitting on my board in Ginkgo Bayovarks, and her insight proved priceless: she knows how to effectively push the boundaries of science while navigating the drug-influence process. She said that when you are innovative, they are not alive.
“Under their leadership, Wartex received the first FDA approval for a CRISPR-based medicine, which treats patients by correcting their DNA mutations and treats sickle cell disease. Our body speaks the language of DNA. In future, our best drugs use DNA directly to our body, which is more.
Other prominent personalities in the ‘Leaders’ list this year included UK PM Keer Starr, Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus and US President JD Vance.